Weeder-tooth-attaching means



Spt. 29, 1925.

Filed Dec. 22, 1925 in! 49 216 mu A W REYNOLDS WEEDER TO OTH ATTACHING MEANS will/I111],

Patented Sept 1 925." p

, ARTHUR w REYNOLDS, or NEWTOWN, oonnncrrcun- WEEDER-TOOTH-ATTACfiiNG MEANS.) t-

Application filed December 22,1923. Serial NoQtSZQlSB.

' To allflwkbmit'may concern:

] Be it known that ARTHUR W; REYNOLDS,

vacitiz en ofthe United States, and resident p further object is to proyide attaching 1 ,means {which will permit the teeth to be or ewtown, in the county of F airfield and State of Gonnecticuafhas invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weeder- Tooth httaching Means, of which the following is a specification; f q This inventionrelates'to'improved tooth attaching means forweedersf'or the like, and has for an object, to provide such means which will holdfthe-teeth in a reliable and with the usual attaching means 1 employing drilled holes in theangle bars.

positioned at? any desired points" lon'gitu .dina-lly of'the angle bars or the weeder, so that they may be spaced elose'orfar apart, andv in staggered, aligned, V-shape, or other arrangement upon the several bars, thereby adapting the weeder to various kinds of work, as forinstance, ord nary roughweeding, :or weeding tender plant's 1n roWs, the

, arrangement permitting the latterwork to, be carried out without tearingtheleaves or injuring the plants in any way.- a j V A still further object is to provide attaching means which will beself-loc'king in the nature of a lock-nut, so thatlloosening from vibration .will be prevented. Other Ob1CtS are simplicity of construction, and facility of attachment and adj ustment of the teeth.

Withjthe-above and otherobjects in view H a an ernbodiinent of the inventionis shown in the accompanying; drawings, and this einbodiinentwillbe hereinafter morei'ully described,;with reference. thereto, and; the in-.

claims, In the drawlngsr a J a v 1 Fig. li s a perspect ve vlewof a one-horse ing means according to the invention ;v

Fig, 2 15 a sideview of tlietooth and attaehingmeans,thesainebeing 1n loose rela- Qtion onthe angle bar;

-in tightened oroperative position;

figures of the drawin s 7 Referr ng'to the drawings theinvention is adapted for use upon jweeders, cultivators,

are secured inthe usual manner? walking weeder, provided with tooth attach- I Fig. 3 is a similar view,' the parts being ing plate ,fo nieans.

-Similar' eferenejcharaeters i aieatsce 1 responding partsjthroughout" the several e F itheq ta hihg narrows, or the like, either of the riding type, in which'the driverrides upojnthe jmachine, as shown for instance in 1 firm manner, so thatthey cannot become Y loose or getfout of alignment, as is the case connected rigidly near their endsfiby transpendin app cation Ser. No; 610,165, or of thewne 5mg hown herein, in which l verse braces 1, ,hookedatztheir forward ends, as at 12, and'securedfat two spaced points to ,thesforward angle bar, and also connected "lntermediately" by spaced transverse barsf13. These bars 13 are: provided with upstandingsupports l tfand 15 at each the handles 16 and 17 i end, to which jThe wee'der teeth 18 are secured according of ork being, done, thefillustraand provided; with rigid integral ground engaging points 19, the upper forward end of the teeth, being bent downwardly at a 1 ;.vention will be finally pointed out in the 'f t right angle, as-at- 20, this, angular portionn' r I s "1 adaptedfto engage overtheanglebar m, as

shown in- Figs. 2 and3, witl1*th lower end vof the ortion 20 extending below: the; lower edge otsaid bar, and being provided with an aperture 1 s The attachlngfrneans;co1nprise ja sheet metal ,p'late22, bent at an'obtuseangle at its upper end, as at 23, and avian: obtuse angle atitslower end, asfat 24, 'the latter portion i being longer than said portion A. slot 25lis provided in the platerfadjacent in depending relation to the'angle bars 10, and Y to the present invention maybe longitudinally adjusted to any desired points, thereon, so that various wan e-- ments maybe employed," to, suit 1 the part c "is a 1 theupper angular portion While the lower portion 24 is providedwith a bolt receiving aperture 26 adaptedto align with the aperture 21 of the tooth. The plate is engaged'f upon the toothby inserting the end through, the slot 25; andis disposed at the inner or rear side of the angle bar;

7 r A bolt27 is thereupon passedforwardly through the apertures 26 and 21 of the plate and tooth respectively, the "bolt head'engaging. the plate at the rear side, While a nut 28 is screwed uponthe'threadedend of the bolt and bears upon thesurface of the n 200i the tootln i'ItWil'lbef noted porti "thafifthe loose positionql ig; 2.) f the end 23 "of the plate 'is at an angl'e'to the too surface: While the; end hangs "a sub-- stantially Vertical" plane. In' thje tightened position,"('Figi 3)*th'eend 23 i draw-mam tightly upon the tootl1""surface, the interniedfate' portion adjacent" the ortio"n,23 f be'ars tightly against the inner edgei f the *angle bar, and the endfl tis pressed for- "iv'ardly'to an inclined position adjacent the an'gle bar surface, so that the upper portion 'ffof'th'e tooth is "held down tightly "upon the upper "surface of the angle bar," j While the "tooth and retaining it agiainstjangular dis- 1 placement. I The plate 22 isfislightly, re-

' atna 20"v is drawn inwardly 'i'nto tight jr eljatio'n'with the vertical forward surface of the "bar, therebyfsecurely attaching the silient, so 'that'fupoii tightening or the bolt serves 'asa fulcrun' 'itfi's tensionedthrough thepressure of the V holhtheupperend ofthefplatebeing rigidly fsupport'ed "by the *"enga'gernent of its "end 23 "ivi'th'the tooth 'an'dthe engagement of the upper surface of the plate adjacent the portion 23 Withthe 'rearfedge ofthe angle bar,

the tooth aeting'a's an anchor, Whilethe bar In. this manner the bolt a nd nut are e fi'ec-tuallyflocked a'gainst accidental turning or "displacement;

" "any desired position} longitudinallyiof 1e 'angle b'ar to provide the proper arrangetightened 'relation' 'aresecurely heljd fagain'st possibility of j accidental shifting'or dis- "ferr'ed and satisfactory embodiment of the invention, but it is oby'iousthat fchanges "be made 'thereinfiyithin the spirit and S -scope thereof, as the appended Hating thus described" my invention,

f that I claim and desire in secure by Let- "ters Patent is';

i. "A fastening' deyijce an "the teeth or bar,"saidteethhavinga hook portion at end engaged over said ban; COIDPI'lSll'lg i slightly 're slhent' clamping ine'ansen-gaged upon the tooth extending between "spaced Itis obviousthait 'the teeth may "b'e"shiftedweeder's or the like having a tooth support ingbar, said teeth having'a portion disposed atone side of the bar, comprising a resilient clamping lmeans engaged upon the tooth and-disposed at the other side of the bar from sa-id-itooth portion, and means eonnecting said clamping means and said tooth portion for securing the to "bar-L A fa tening device for "the teeth of "Weedersforthe like having ar tooth vsiipporting ba'lgf'omprising' damping mean en-j "gaged' upon the tooth, andrneans for securv ingsa'id'iolanl'ping means to the bar, said "Clamping nieansadaipted tobe tensione'd by said last named meansrto exert frictional pressure onfsa d meansb 4;. "A fastening device for" the teeth 5r Weeder'sfo'r the like hayinga tooth 'supportinghbar, said teeth having a portion disposed "atone side of the baryicomprising'a plate engaged upon the tooth anddisposed at the other side of the bar fromsaid tooth .por:

tion, d means connectin said plate and fsfaidt'ooth portion to cl mp the "tooth upon thefbar fsaidf last 'named means "adapted to tension said"platei whereby said'plate is adapted to" exert frictional pressure on said" im'e' 5, A taste ing device for the teeth of weedersor the like haying a tooth "'supporting. bar, said teeth having a' portiondisposed at' one-"side ofrtheba'r,comprising a plate having a slot, said platebeing engaged upon "the'tooth insertion of the latter in said slot and being 3 disposed at the "other side of said bar from said tooth "por'tion, and means 1 'clamp the tooth "upon b'ar. s, I v p 6QA'jfastenin'g device 'for the teeth of weedersor the.v like having "atoothsupportconneotingsa.id"plateanditooth portion to ing ibfar,1said teeth enga'gin'g saiid bar atlthe {uppers'ide and having" an fb'ent "portion-engaging the 'bar at one, side, 'oornprising a plate engaged upon the/tooth and disposed; at the other side io fflthe bar A from "jsaidjangularly bent portion, and means at. I

f the under side "of the 'bar" connecting said plate and saidangularlybent portionpffthe tooth to clamp the tooth upon the bar.

7. A fastening deviee 'forftheteeth of fwe eders or 'theflike'having 'aitooth supportat ne'eiae of Iith'e "'b ar', comprising 1 a, plate- 1havinga'slot near one erfd, said plate being "engaged u'pon, the toothfb'y 'in'sertioii of the I latter in saidslot andbeingdisposed'at the "otherside of'said bar from said tooth portion nieans on saidfplate adapted tojlimit the hee movement of said "platetowardpaid *iiig ldar, fsaidteethhaving' a portion; disposed j tooth portion, and tightening means connects ing said plate and tooth portion and adapted to tension said plate.

8.111 a Weeder or the like, a. tooth supporting bar, a toothengaged upon said bar, and having a portion disposed at one side of the bar; eclamping plate engaged upon the tooth and disposed at the other side of the bar, and adjustable means" connecting said clamping plate andsaid tooth portion 1 to clamp the tooth uponthe bar'bytensioning the clamping plate. i

Signedet Bridgeport in the county of Fair-field and State of Connecticut this 21st day of December A. D., 1923. 4 ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS. 

